Foot – Mercato – OM
Posted on May 26, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. by Arthur Montagne
Long announced on the start in the wake of that of Andoni Zubizarreta, André Villas-Boas will finally stay at Olympique de Marseille. And besides, behind the scenes, the Portuguese technician would not have lost time and would already tackle OM’s summer transfer window.
In recent days, the future ofAndré Villas-Boas has not ceased to be commented on. And for good reason, the departure ofAndoni Zubizarreta threw an enormous cold on the future of the Portuguese technician. It must be said that the latter had never hidden his intention to leave in the event that the Basque was not kept. In recent days, the trend was therefore clearly to a departure, but Monday evening, dramatic change, OM announced through a statement sent to AFP that the former coach of Chelsea was going to honor his last year of contract: ” After several discussions in recent days with Frank McCourt (owner of the club) and Jacques-Henri Eyraud (president of OM), André Villas-Boas has confirmed that he wants to continue his collaboration with OM for next season ” Convinced by his players, André Villas-Boas also had to receive guarantees regarding the workforce he would have next season.
Villas-Boas is already launching the big maneuvers
Indeed, according to information from The team, Jacques-Henri Eyraud reassured André Villas-Boas regarding the transfer window. The President ofOM would have repeated to his coach that he would have a quality workforce, and especially that he would not be amputated by several starts. ” These are not the sales “, Had also insisted Jacques-Henri Eyraud a few days ago. And he probably confirmed it to the Portuguese. Therefore, André Villas-Boas would already turn to summer recruitment with several ideas in mind to strengthen its group as explained The team. And obviously, the former coach of Tottenham wasted no time since according to information from Phocaean, the coach ofOM has already contacted several players to convince them to join the Marseille club this summer and to brag about the Olympian project. A project that has been more attractive sinceAndré Villas-Boas announced that he would remain in office.
But with what means?
Several questions now arise. First, how Jacques-Henri Eyraud was able to reassure André Villas-Boas while theOM still have to sell for 60M €? And above all, with what means does he intend to recruit? The Portuguese technician may have surveyed players who may be attracted in the form of a loan or at a lower cost. As a reminder, before the departure ofAndoni Zubizarreta, and the uncertainty it created for André Villas-Boas, the duo wanted to attract at least one left side and an offensive reinforcement. It will probably also be necessary to strengthen in the midfield where Morgan Sanson, Maxime Lopez, Kevin Strootman and Boubacar Kamara are regularly announced on departure. However, with André Villas-Boas, several Marseillais had to review their starting desires. Very popular in the locker room, the Portuguese technician could convince several of his executives to stay. Despite everything, the equation has not changed, and phase 2 of the project McCourt, launched this summer, will consist of ” generate trading income, and therefore sell players », As Jacques-Henri Eyraud recently reminded us. Conditions visibly accepted by André Villas-Boas already active behind the scenes to find solutions to strengthen its workforce.
–
